September 27, 2019 — The Town of Trumbull has won a third Small Cities Grant to make additional improvements to Stern Village. In April of 2019, the Town applied for funding on behalf of the Trumbull Housing Authority to make improvements to the 36-unit congregate building with apartment-style units.
The $1,072,234 award comes through the Connecticut Department of Housing, which is the administrator of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant funds. Specific renovation improvements include heating and ventilation improvements to increase energy efficiency, a new highly efficient boiler, new individual unit temperature controls, a new hallway fresh air ventilation system, new energy efficient heat pump systems to provide heating and air conditioning to all building spaces, and bathroom accessibility improvements.
“It is wonderful to receive this award, which will directly improve the living conditions for seniors and disabled residents in our community. This is the third Small Cities grant Trumbull has won and the largest so far. We completed the repaving of the area just recently. We are proud to be partners in the renovation and revitalization of Stern Village,” stated First Selectman Vicki Tesoro.
The components funded by this new award are part of an ongoing renovation plan for the entire Stern Village property. Previous Small Cities grant awards provided for new heat pumps in all of the village-style units and new windows for all units.